Monday, August 15, 2011

Surfin' in Malibu!

You live here so you've got to surf right?

Today we went for some surf lessons from the Surf Shack in Malibu. 90 minutes of fun in the waves! Hard to get good pictures with my phone but they give an idea of these new surfers.
We certainly had fun and all stood on the boards at some point!


At the end they were slightly frozen - nothing the sun couldn't take care of...

Pelicans - ready for a good laugh - watching the surfers ...


One thing I keep having to tell myself over and over is that the sea here is COLD. The sun shines, the weather is hot, but really you don't go into this water without a wetsuit. Some of us don't even go in it with one - but that's just me ... 

Bibi and Iris ready to stand.





























Iris relaxing on the board, removing some hair out of her face ...


Tyko ... who wants to add surfing to his daily activities now.

At the end we were slightly frozen, but nothing the sun couldn't take care of. It was a good day here.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Family visit

In August Daan's brother, wife and their son visited us. Between their camping trips they tried to be with us during the weekend. We loved having him over!


After breakfast forts were built, for the waterfight. The 'young' against the 'still young':



Thursday, August 4, 2011

Season opener vs Newbury Park - soccer Tyko

The AYSO Extra soccer team that Tyko plays in, had to play in 40 degrees C today - so wet towels were put on their heads to cool them during the break. They did well and won!